tài​fū​rén

madam

  • created reference approved 太夫人 → 位 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    太夫人 tài​fū​rén

    位 wèi

    classifier

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 太夫人 · tài​fū​rén · madam — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    太夫人

    tài​fū​rén

    madam

    (honorific) a polite way to address or refer to someone else's mother

    太 (literal) → 太 · tài · [senior/supreme] 夫人 (literal) → 夫人 · fū​rén · wife

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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  • created sense approved 太夫人 · tài​fū​rén · dowager — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    太夫人

    tài​fū​rén

    dowager

    (historical) a formal title for the mother of a nobleman or high official, sometimes used for one's own mother in official contexts

    太 (literal) → 太 · tài · [senior/supreme] 夫人 (literal) → 夫人 · fū​rén · lady

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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